Neotremata

plural noun

Ne·​o·​trema·​ta

ˌnēə‧ˈtremətə,

-rēm-

: an order of inarticulate brachiopods that have the peduncle restricted throughout life to the ventral valve or atrophied in the adults and are known from the Cambrian to the present

neotremate

ˌ⸗⸗ˈ⸗ˌmāt

noun

plural -s

neotrematous

¦⸗⸗¦⸗mətəs

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from ne- + -tremata

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